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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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Washington · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the counties it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and counties covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
| Adams County, WAAdams County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Bellingham, WA MSAWhatcom County | $41,700 | $47,700 | $53,650 | $59,600 | $25,050 | $35,750 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSAKitsap County | $45,400 | $51,850 | $58,350 | $64,800 | $27,250 | $38,900 |
| Clallam County, WAClallam County | $34,650 | $39,600 | $44,550 | $49,450 | $20,800 | $33,000 |
| Columbia County, WAColumbia County | $35,800 | $40,900 | $46,000 | $51,100 | $21,500 | $33,000 |
| Ferry County, WAFerry County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Garfield County, WAGarfield County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Grant County, WAGrant County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Grays Harbor County, WAGrays Harbor County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Island County, WAIsland County | $37,550 | $42,900 | $48,250 | $53,600 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson County, WAJefferson County | $37,450 | $42,800 | $48,150 | $53,500 | $22,500 | $33,000 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA MSABenton County, Franklin County | $36,900 | $42,200 | $47,450 | $52,700 | $22,150 | $33,000 |
| Kittitas County, WAKittitas County | $37,600 | $43,000 | $48,350 | $53,700 | $22,550 | $33,000 |
| Klickitat County, WAKlickitat County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Lewis County, WALewis County | $36,500 | $41,700 | $46,900 | $52,100 | $21,900 | $33,000 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA MSAAsotin County | $33,550 | $38,300 | $43,100 | $47,900 | $20,150 | $33,000 |
| Lincoln County, WALincoln County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA MSACowlitz County | $36,500 | $41,700 | $46,900 | $52,100 | $21,900 | $33,000 |
| Mason County, WAMason County | $37,700 | $43,050 | $48,450 | $53,800 | $22,650 | $33,000 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSASkagit County | $42,050 | $48,100 | $54,100 | $60,100 | $25,250 | $36,050 |
| Okanogan County, WAOkanogan County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSAThurston County | $43,000 | $49,150 | $55,300 | $61,400 | $25,800 | $36,850 |
| Pacific County, WAPacific County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Pend Oreille County, WAPend Oreille County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSAClark County, Skamania County | $44,950 | $51,350 | $57,750 | $64,150 | $26,950 | $38,500 |
| San Juan County, WASan Juan County | $39,600 | $45,250 | $50,900 | $56,550 | $23,800 | $33,950 |
| Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR AreaKing County, Snohomish County | $57,550 | $65,800 | $74,000 | $82,200 | $34,550 | $49,300 |
| Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR AreaSpokane County | $38,700 | $44,200 | $49,750 | $55,250 | $23,250 | $33,150 |
| Stevens County, WA HUD Metro FMR AreaStevens County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Tacoma, WA HUD Metro FMR AreaPierce County | $44,600 | $50,950 | $57,300 | $63,650 | $26,750 | $38,200 |
| Wahkiakum County, WAWahkiakum County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
| Walla Walla, WA MSAWalla Walla County | $35,850 | $40,950 | $46,050 | $51,150 | $21,500 | $33,000 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSAChelan County, Douglas County | $34,700 | $39,650 | $44,600 | $49,550 | $20,850 | $33,000 |
| Whitman County, WAWhitman County | $36,100 | $41,250 | $46,400 | $51,550 | $21,700 | $33,000 |
| Yakima, WA MSAYakima County | $33,950 | $38,800 | $43,650 | $48,500 | $20,400 | $33,000 |
KPCB Edge is an independent publisher, not a government agency. Your housing agency may cover more than one area and only it can decide whether you qualify.
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Good to know
It depends on where in Washington you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 35 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $47,900 (Lewiston, ID-WA MSA) to $82,200 (Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Washington ranges from $77,300 to $164,400, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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